I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let's face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what's sexy. And men define what's feminine. It's ridiculous.

To love is to risk being destroyed. To not love is to destroy yourself.

I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.

音乐不在于音符中，而在于音符之间的沉默。

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

"The true measure of success is how you handle failure."

What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.

我是一个美国黑人，我为我的种族感到骄傲。我为自己是谁感到骄傲。我有许多自豪和尊严。